Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-17
STATE NEWS.
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ipair Of mules weighing 1850 lbs. They hauled
4 load Of rock maple wood weighing $50 lbs
market the other day, q distance of four
niles.
VIM. II. TidIie has four lumber camps sit
iated near the Fish river waters, and en-
lows lis men, besides those who get ouiI
kimber for him on contract He expects I'd
tut 10 0OU 900 feet of timber this season.
The Caribou Electric Light Co.. has bernI
,rganized aud workmeD are engaged in get
.sig the foundation ready for the large engineI
rh.ch is expected to arrive in few days.
The preliminary survey for a line oil
Northern Maine Railroad from Houlton I'd
laftzwamkeag via Patten is progressing sat
sfactorIly under the energetic direction OIL
ir. Mitchell. Al last advices the party had
tearly crossed Oakneld and was approaching
dyer Brook. The line surveyed proves veryl
ear Shaw's tannery In New Limerick, run-I
.orth Of Drew Lake and south of Spauldingj
AXE in Oakfeld 1t is hoped that they will
reach Patten at least before deep SHOWS fall
ASDgoscooeN-
A pocket book stolen from II. T. Walker
# Livermore Falls, and which contained
bout $50, was found Thursday in the pos
.ession of one Of the workmen at the Falls
il contained not a cent Of money. The
fel,w stated that he found it on the steps of
ar. Walkers store entirely empty, except
or some papers which were of M value to
any one but Mr.. Walker, and that he intend
d TO bring it back. He was lodged in the
lookup To await hearing.
The telegraph has briefly noted the fact
hat one Page has been arrested in Lowell
Fherc he was wanted by New York officers
An old Lewiston trader says this man, whose
isme Is Liscomb X. Page, was born at Page :
Mills, near Mechanic Falls, aud was well
known in Lewiston, years ago, As jewelerI
CUMBERLAND.
1t il understood that the Grand Trunk
Railroad Company is negotiating with the
Beaver steamship line TO take its Portland
trade, negotiations with the Allan line
having failed Of favorable result. The Allan
line steamers, as heretofore stated. will call
ht Baltimore instead Of Portland
HANCOCK.
One Maine village has good record and
one Of which it may well be- proud. A mar
who has recently visited Prospect Harbor
says that no person has been seen intoxicated
IN that pretty village for twenty years. The
village has but three church members, but il
pastor.
kESSEBEc.
The owners of the Readfeld Wooden Mill
Messrs. j. II. Roak, Jr., ID. Guptill, Jr., and
Mrs. David Cowan, are trying to form com
pany to lease or buy the mill and to start IL in
operation. 1--WE shall either sell it or begin
10 run it," said one of the owners, Thursday
Boston parties are somewhat interested in thu
project
Perry Bros have bought the Orris b
liner quarry at the head of Rankin street
Rock land, paying 81 | 900 therefor.
PENoBscoT.
John Cook, of Holden, shot an otter neal
Georges Corner which measured five fee
from tip to tip. And yet some people ART
claiming that the days for game are over il
this section of the State.
1t will be remembered that a few days age
the Ellsworth schooner Iavolta, Captain
Whitaker, bound from Rondout for Boston
reported having picked up off South Shoal
"a sailors chest full of clothes marked "Glas
leo Mayo, Brewer, Maine" There was muci
spe culation at the time a. to the identity o
the man, but it is now found that he was on,
+ |of the sailors on board the wrecked schoone
Abby WATSON. He has returned to his hom,
y and will probably soon receive that chest o
clothes. Nothing belonging to any other o
the Abby Wassons men has been found ant
they escaped with only the clothes upon thei
backs
Typhoid is quite prevalent in Newburg.
The sleighing is very good around Shirle,
and Greenville. These two places usual,
hn, aIni,fbin,, IL ii .,thnr. in N.ip
and they have been at it now for severa
g. lays.
PIsC.Tt QUIs.
: The inhabitants of Monsoon are fastiiou
enough to object to a skunk skin tanncry oil
one of their streets.
There are few scattered settlements il
the northern part of Piscataquis county VIII,
hope for a new life after the Canadian Pacif
. get its line extended through Maine. Thes
/ include the former towns of Elliottsville
Barnard, Wilson. Bowcrbank and Kings
Injury, some of which were settled in the earl
/ part of this century and for time prospered
But Just before the last war, these towns say
Z troubulous times. Much of the land wa
owned by non-re sidenis who refused to pa,
their taxes and the expenses bore so heavil
+ upon the actual citizens that many of then
&moved away and the towns gave up their or
CARNATIONS.
SOMERSET.
ATHENS The Pittsfeld Advertiser says
Some of the older men say that there wa
never more hard wood numbering done in thi
vicinity than is being done this winter.-Th,
measles are raging to such an extent tina
some schools have been stopped and other
probably will be.--The l. q. G.. +. is pros
pering here with a membership of about fift,
who have tn determination to make it sue
cess.--The trustees of Somerset Academy o
this place are trying to secure money enough
to have three terms and arrange n Collcg
Preparatory course,
The measles threaten to break up TIN
schools in Embden.
The people of St Adams are becoming
ieeply interested in the possibility of having
y wooden mill erected in their village. Th
water power is one of the finest in the State
subscription has been secured among tn
citizens sufficient to put the main dam at tn
village in excellent repair. This is offere,
free upon condition that mill shall be erect
ed. There is a standing vote of the town t,
such n mill from, tavation for for